This summarizes the key findings in the report of the Governor's Special Task Force on Highway Safety released Wednesday:
State Law Changes :
• Increase the length a driver’s license is suspended if they refuse to submit to a breath or blood alcohol test upon being arrested for suspected impaired driving.
• Enhance fines for speeding in excess of 100 mph.
• Boost penalties for those convicted of impaired driving who drive the wrong-way on state highways.
Pilot Programs:
• Have prosecutors on call for search warrants off hours to assist with law enforcement’s high-visibility saturation patrols.
• Circuit court judges to be available on nights and weekends to quickly act on search warrant requests.
Better Enforcement:
• Make more use for the state to designate someone “hazardous to